Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,291, William Fuson, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Fuson, William
S. 4, 291
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CONTENTS

Ohio No 32
William Frieso.
Champaign in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Warren of the Brigade commanded by Genl. Stephens in the Virginia line for Six months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of April. 1833 and sent to J. C. Parsons Urbanna, Champaign Co Ohio.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar. 1833 40. Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 33 10.
$50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. Palmer Clerk. Book E Vol. 8 Page eight.

no. 7100
27 P.C. 5

The State of Ohio Champaign County
On this 16 th day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty two personally appeared in open court before The Honorable George B. Hall President of the Court of Common Pleas I cited here, his associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Champaign County in the state of Ohio now sitting William Fison aged seventy years on the 16 th day of April last a resident of Harrison Township in the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein after stated He entered the service as a private soldier under Captain George Bell in the Month of June in the year 1780 he entered the service in said Company as a volunteer for the term of three Months He joined the Company in Henry County in the State of Virginia & was attached to the 8 th Virginia Regiment for a few days after he joined the service as above stated He was attached to another about four miles of Camden in the state of South Carolina where they had a battle with the British then called Camden Defeat. General Gates was the Commander in Chief of the American forces in the said engagement & he was attached to the Brigade commanded by Brigadier General Stephens of Virginia After the defeat of the American forces as above stated the service was again concentrated in Guilford County in the State of North Carolina where he was discharged & again returned to his residence in Henry County in the State of Virginia - In September in the year 1781 he again volunteered his services for three Months in a Company commanded by Captain Aaron Noble. the names of the Subaltern officers in said Company he cannot now recollect. He was immediately attached with said Company to York Town in the State of Virginia where the British Army were then besieged by the American forces commanded by General Washington himself & the Company to which he was attached were attached to a Brigade by commanded by Brigadier General Nelson where he continued in the engagement until the British Army surrendered to the Americans Shortly after the surrender of the British Army he was taken sick & remained so until after the expiration of his said last term of service - He received a written discharge from his last mentioned engagement which he believes is either lost or mislaid. He has no Documentary Evidence of his former

Service & he knows of no Person whose Testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He was born on the 16 th day of April A.D. 1762 in Kanawha County in the State of Virginia he has no record of his age. He removed from said County of Kanawha when very young to the County of Bedford in the State of PA, for about 200 years of birth, he removed to Pennsylvania in PA, near Franklin County in said State where he lived until the year of 1816 when he removed to Champaign County in the State of Ohio where he has ever since resided. He was not acquainted with any of the General officers in the Continental Army. He is acquainted with the following named Persons in his present neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution Jesse Jesse Warbourn & John Hall & John Taylor - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & desires that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State
V. FURSON
Sworn to & Subscribed in Open Court
Oct 18 th 1822
John G. Pearson Ch.
We Joel Furson a Clergyman in the Baptist Church residing in Morrison Township in Champaign County near the residence of William Furson & Jesse Warbourn & John Hall living in the same neighborhood of the above named William Furson do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said William Furson that we believe him to be seventy years of age that he is deaf & believes in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Joel Furson
Sworn to & Subscribed in Court Oct 18 th 1822
John G. Pearson Ch.
John Hall
Jesse Warbourn

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that Joel Frazar who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman residing in Harrison Township in Champaign County aforesaid & that Jesse Harbaw & John Hall who have also signed the same are residents in Harrison Township in the County aforesaid and are credible Persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John B. Pearson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Champaign County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Frazar for a Pension for Service whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 16 th day of October A D 1852
John B. Pearson Clerk

22605 7932
William Fuson Ohio
Adm for 6. Months from 1784.
John C. Pearson Clerk Urbana Champaign County Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of William Fuson Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     June 1/1860 vol 3 private Col Wallin Genl Stephens born Hanover Va entered service in Henry Co Va now lives in Champaign Co Ohio   Sep 1/1861 " 3 Col Noble Genl Nelson Certificate of clergyman and 2 citizens  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine, with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the years, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

June 15, 1937.
Mrs. Ethel Fuson Jackson 949 Scott Street Palo Alto, California.
BA-J/ILL William Fuson S. 4291
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Fuson, S. 4291.
The data given herein were found in pension claim, S. 4291, based upon service of William Fuson in that war.
William Fuson was born April 16, 1762 in Hanover County, Virginia, moved when very young to Bedford County, Virginia, and after about two years, moved to Pittsylvania County, in the same state. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Henry County, Virginia, he enlisted in June 1780 and served three months as private in Captain George Waller's Virginia company, during which he was in the battle of Camden (Gates Defeat); he enlisted in September 1781 and served three months as private in Captain Ruble's Virginia company, during which he was in the battle of Yorktown.
The soldier moved from Virginia about the year 1816, to Champaign County, Ohio.
William Fuson was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832, at which time he resided in Harrison Township, Champaign County, Ohio; he had resided there ever since 1816. He made no reference to wife or children.
In 1832, Joel Fuson, a clergyman in the Baptist Church, was a resident of Harrison Township, Champaign County, Ohio; he made affidavit

then in behalf of William Fuson, but did not state any relationship between them.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the followings:
William Fuson Certificate #7932 Issued April 30, 1833 Rate $20 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832. Ohio Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILIER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Rev War
4291
INVALID.
File No. 4291
Mrs. Hudson
Br. Va. Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: — Vol. A , Page 134
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1921, July 27 Hist. to Walter B. Hadley - Ev.
1922, Mar. 18 hist. to Mrs. C. J. Taber. Ev.
1922, Sept. 13, hist to Mrs. Henrietta H. Hinman - Ev -
1923 - Jan 9 - Hist. to Marie M. Hancock - mmst.
1923 - Nov 22 - Hist. to Mrs. A. D. Douglass - mmst.
1924 - Dec 1 - Hist. to Reynold C. Lucas - mmst.
1926 - Nov 10 - Hist. to Mrs. E. B. Ferguson - mmst.
1927 - March 10 - Hist to Mrs. Hale Houts - L.L.
1927 - June 15 - Hist. to Mrs. Ethel F. Jackson. L.L.

March 10, 1937.
Mrs. Hale Houts 44 East Concord Avenue Kansas City, Missouri.
BA-J/ILL William Fuson S. 4291
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Fuson who was born in Hanover County, Virginia.
The data given herein were found in pension claim, S. 4291, based upon service of William Fuson in the Revolutionary War.
William Fuson was born April 16, 1762 in Hanover County, Virginia, moved when very young to Bedford County, Virginia, and after about two years, moved to Pittsylvania County, in that state; the names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Henry County, Virginia, he enlisted in June 1780 and served three months as private in Captain George Waller's Virginia company, during which he was in the battle of Camden (Gates Defeat); he enlisted in September 1781, and served three months as private in Captain Ruble's Virginia company, during which he was in the battle of Yorktown.
The soldier moved from Virginia about the year 1816, to Champaign County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832, at which time he resided in Harrison Township, Champaign County, Ohio; he had resided in that county ever since 1816. He made

no reference to wife or children at the time he made his application for pension.
In 1832, Joel Fuson, a clergyman in the Baptist Church, was a resident of Harrison Township, Champaign County, Ohio; he made affidavit in behalf of William Fuson's claim for pension, but did not state any relationship between them.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
William Fuson Certificate #7932 Issued April 20, 1833 Rate $20 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832. Ohio Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

November 10, 1926
Mrs. E. B. Ferguson 200 West Church St., Oxford, Ohio.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 4291 it appears that William Fuson was born April 16, 1762 in Hanover County, Virginia.
While a resident of Henry County, Virginia he enlisted in June 1780, served three months as a private in Captain George Waller's Virginia Company and was at the battle of Camden.
He enlisted in September 1781, served three months as a private in Captain Ruble's Virginia Company and was at the battle of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832 while a resident of Harrison Township, Champaign County, Ohio. There is no data on file as to his family.
The above noted is the only soldier by that surname found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau; other spellings also searched.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
mmmx
December 1, 1924
Reynold C. Fuson 3 Shepard St., Cambridge 38, Mass.

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November 23, 1923
Mrs. A. D. Douglass 136 West High St., Oxford, Ohio.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S 4291 it appears that William Fuson was born April 16, 1762 1762 in Hanover County, Virginia.
While a resident of Henry County, Virginia he enlisted in June 1780 and served as a private three months in Captain George Waller's Virginia Company and was in the battle of Camden.
In September 1781 he enlisted and served three months as a private in Captain Ruble's Virginia Com- pany and was in the battle of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application execut- ed October 16, 1832 while a resident of Harrison Town- ship, Champaign County, Ohio. There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Date of death not on file
Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,
July 27
1921
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Wm Fyson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S 4291
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1780 3 mos Pvt. Geo. Waller ✓ Va.   Sept 1781 3 mos Puble ✓        
Battles engaged in, Brandenburg, Yorktown Residence of soldier at enlistment, Henrico Co., Va. Date of application for pension, Oct. 16, 1832  Cl. al. ✓ Residence at date of application, Harrison Twp. Champaign Co., Ohio Age at date of application, April 16, 1762 in Hanover Co., Va. Remarks: No fam. data
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. War Section.
EW
July 27, 1921.
Walter B. Hadley, 658 Cajor Street, Redlands, California.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated July 12, 1921, you are advised that in order to identify the Revolutionary War record of any particular William Nelson, the following data is essential: name of widow; places of residence at enlistment and after service; approximate dates of birth and death.
Very respectfully,
acting Commissioner.

Herbert Missner Palo Alto, Calif. 949 Scott St. May 22, '37.
Bureau of Pensions, Dept. of Interior Washington, D.C.
As I am desirous of becoming a member of the D.A.R. I am writing for information of my great grandfather who served in the Revolution.

Mr. Thomson was born Apr. 16, 1762, Hanover Co. Va. Isaiah his son was born about 1800- He was the father of Jesse C. Thomson- my father.
Mrs. Sylvia Thomson Ferguson, (No 293557) Mrs. Henrietta Hancock Shuman (1828-9) Mrs. Marie Hancock (1853-70) are members of the D. R. and Mrs. Ethel Thomson Jackson.

Any information will be gratefully received.
Very truly
Elizabeth Fison
Other ref. -
Virginia - June 1829.
Bureau of Pensions
Certificate
Beer's story of Cham- paign Co., Ohio - pp.
419-473
Memoirs of Deceased
Christian Ministers
by E. W. Humphreys 1880
I understand there is no fee

Missouri Society Daughters of the American Revolution
MRS. HENRY CLAY CHILES, STATE REGENT LEXINGTON, MO.
MRS. HALE HOUTS, STATE HISTORIAN 44 EAST CONCORD AVENUE KANSAS CITY, MO.
February 21.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
Was there a pension granted to William Fuson for Revolutionary War Service? He was b. 1762 in Hanover County Virginia, his wife was Hannah Bates.
Thanking you for giving me this information and for any genealogical data contained in application for pension, if found, I am
Cordially yours,
Mrs Hale) Alice H. Houts.

200 West Church Street,
Oxford, Ohio.
September 13, 1926.
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions, Rev. War Section.
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Only Fuson Can you give me the Revolutionary War records of the following?
William Fuson, whose widow was Hannah Fuson
Enlisted from Henry County, Virginia
Was born in 1762, in Hanover County, Va., and died in Champaign County Ohio, in 1835.
He served in Captain George Waller's and Captain Ruble's Companies.
Do the records give the names of any or all of his children?
Only Harnest Is there any other Fuson on the records who was in the army at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown?
John Harnest
Probably from Virginia
I do not know whether Ann Harnest was the wife of John Harnest Sr., or of John Harnest Jr.
He was in the battle of Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered.
He died sometime after September 11, 1830, and was the first person buried in Myrtle-Tree Baptist Churchyard, about three miles out of St. Paris, Champaign County, Ohio. There is a Revolutionary War marker at his grave.
Thomas Fuson
Born about 1750 in Virginia, emigrating to Tennessee and then to Kentucky. He died and was buried at Chenoa, on the foot of

Pine Mountain in Kentucky.
Another family tradition claims that five preachers by the name of Fuson came to Virginia and North Carolina before the Revolution. I am trying to gather the family history for publication. If the name Fuson or Fuzon, as it was sometimes spelled, appears on the records is it possible for you to give me any record of them.
You will please apprise me of any necessary fees accompanying this research.
Yours very truly,
Sylvia Fuson Ferguson (Mrs. E.B.) Sylvia Fuson Ferguson.

3 Shepard Street, Cambridge 38, Massachusetts, November 13, 1924.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
The Secretary of War's report for 1835 shows that a pension was given to William Fuson , Champaign County, Ohio who enlisted in the Revolutionary War with the Continental troops from the state of Virginia. Will you please send me all of the information which your records show concerning this name?
Very truly yours,
Reynold C. Fuson Reynold C. Fuson.

Oxford. Ohio
Oct. 13th. 1923-
Commissioner of Pensions;
Dear Sir; Will you please send me the Record of William Fuson - Revolutionary soldier - application made Oct. 16 th 1832 - Widow Hanah Fuson.
Yours by request
Mrs A. D. Douglass
126- W. High st.
P.S. application made from Champaign Co. Ohio.

Ret 326 Oakland, Ill. 2/13-22.
Pension Dept.
Washington D. C.
Gentlemen - Will you please advise me if in your Revolutionary files you have the military records of William Fuson of Ohio and Virginia and of the John Hancock of Patrick Co. Va. According to our family record, this Hancock died in Patrick Co. Va. about 1800 - Was of English descent and a Rev. soldier.
He said William Fuson was a Rev. soldier, in battle of Little Fork and surrender of Cornwallis. Will appreciate any help you will be able to give.
Yours.
Mrs. C. J. Faber
Oakland, Coles Co. Ill.

Ex MM Div. Rev-Work
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov 2 , 1922
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
1st name of widow No. of claim  Susan Martin Hancock
Name of soldier Benjamin Hancock
P. O. address of claimant  soldier at enlistment Halifax Co Va. resid after service  Henry Co. Virginia
Company _____
Regiment _____
✓ State where enlisted Halifax Co Va
Date of enlistment  birth _____
Date of discharge  death  Aug 12-1837
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Col Richardson; Major John Maberry Capt Josiah Powell Capt Michael Roberts
Return attached letter with reply.
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.

Ex. mm Div. Res. Hist.
Ex. mm Div. Pen. Collection
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov 2 , 19 02
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
1st name of widow No. of claim.  Hannah Fuson
Name of soldier William Fuson
Wife = Hannah Fuson
resided at enlistment P. O. address of claimant,  Henry Co, Virginia resided after service Harrison Twp - Champaign Co Ohio
Company _____
Regiment _____
✓ State where enlisted Henry Co Virginia
Date of enlistment with  April 16-1762
Date of discharge death  1835 - Ohio.
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Capt. George Waller
Capt. Ruble.
Return attached letter with reply.
Washington Gardner Commissioner.

Rockville Indiana
December 13 th 1922
Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Pensions
To Washington Gardner, Commissioner,
Dear Sir:-
Please send the undersigned any and all historical facts in possession of your Dept relating to
 ① Benjamin Hancock  ② William Fuson - 
I have answered, and herewith enclose blanks which you sent me to fill out, and hope you can give me such information as I desire to be used in connection with "Daughters of Mexican Revolution" and
(over)

please accept thanks in advance. I know you have these records here and will appreciate your early reply -
Very Truly -
Mari M. Hancock Rockville Indiana,

2d- stamped envelope enclosed
Atlanta Ga. July 16-1922
Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C. Dept. Family Records, Dear Sir,
Please send me some braille the pension records of William Fuan- who served in the

American Revolution 1776-1781 Benjamin Harrison 1726-1808 1762-1808 was allowed He was born in Harrison Co. Va. Nov. 16-1762 died March 24 Benjamin Harrison - born in Halifax Co. Va. Nov. 1762 and died May 12-1837 in Patrick Co. Va.

I need these records to prove up my claim for the D. A. R. which I am determined if completing upon your reply.
Thanking you for your trouble.
Sincerely
(Mrs.) Harrietta Hancock
Turner
10 Chestnut St.
Atlantic, Ia.

Redlands, California.
July 12, 1921.
Commissioner of Pensions, War Department, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Can you give me any information as to one William Fuson, born about 1760 in Virginia and died in 1835 in Ohio. His name appears in the Secretary of War report of Revolutionary War Soldiers pension lists of 1835.
Also one William Nelson whom I believe was also a Revolutionary War Soldier.
Does your records show any Military service in the Revolutionary War and if so what Company and Regiment?
I wish to thank you in advance for your kindness and favor.
I remain very sincerely yours;
Walter B. Hadley 658 Cajor St Redlands, California